As it turns out, Western Europe doesn't much care for the burka. In fact, many Europeans favor a ban. The numbers, based on a Harris poll for the Financial Times, are quite stunning: 70 percent of respondents in France, 65 percent in Spain, 63 percent in Italy, 57 percent in the U.K., and 50 percent in Germany express support for a ban on the burka (though not as part of a general ban on all religious symbols), whereas only 33 percent of Americans share this sentiment.